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Democrats Make ‘Unprecedented’ Move to Save Mike Johnson’s Foreign Aid Package, Thwarting Conservative Objectors

Efforts by conservative Republicans to prevent a House vote on foreign aid bills to Ukraine, Israel and Pacific allies failed Thursday after Democrats intervened. The four bills include another $60.84 billion in taxpayer money for Ukraine, $26.38 billion for Israel and $8.12 billion for Pacific allies such as Taiwan. A fourth bill would demand TikTok’s […]

Congress ends funding marathon with second spending package

The Senate passed the $1.2 trillion spending package in the early morning hours of Saturday, capping off a six-month delay to fund the government. Both the House and Senate begrudgingly OK’d the colossal bill, again warding off a partial shutdown and funding the Pentagon, Department of Homeland Security, Foreign Operations, the IRS, Congress and Labor. […]